Shops including GapKids, Asda and Next are under fire from parents group Mumsnet, whose members described the range as “more suited to a lap-dancing club than the feet of a young girl.”
The group’s spokesperson Justine Roberts said: “Some of the shoes I’ve seen on sale look more suited to a lap-dancing club than the feet of a young girl.”

A spokeswoman for another parent group, Netmums, said they feared kids’ high heels would result in the “sexualisation” of children.

Nicola Lamond said: “I went shopping with my daughter and was horrified by how many shoes came with a high heel in sizes to fit girls as young as three.

“These shoes will be harder to walk in than flat shoes so I’d be worried my child would injure themselves.

“A lot of our mums are also concerned with the sexualisation of children and these shoes will do nothing to allay those fears.”

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Podiatrist Gregor McCoshim says high heels on young girls are “disturbing”

well… maybe they are maybe not but I don’t understand the relevance of being a podiatrist to decide if they are or not disturbing. I could understand if he said they are harmful (understand it. agreeing to it would be another matter) but disturbing?

while It’s true that (I quote again) “Any heel above 2cm increases the risk of twisting you ankle” it’s also true that if you have good balance it doesn’t matter how high your ankle is and having poor balance will raise your chances of twisting your ankle even if you wear flats. so the base problem isn’t the heel high but the lack of balance.

if the girl (or woman) keeps an adequate posture when walking and has enough balance to keep her feet right there’s no trouble in using heels as high as you want. or at least there’s no proof of it (and will probably never be)